San Francisco vindicator., 1887-08-13
NEW YORK FASHIONS.


Stylish Novelties in Straw Hats. Parasols
and Polonaises.
Gtylish-looking coarse straw hats in
mixed colors or in one plain shade. are
very fashionably worn this season,
with promenade and visiting toilets.
Dark blue and fawn colors. Roman
red and bronze, gold, Italicn red and
Gobelin blue. green and amber. olive
and gold. are very handsomely blend
ed in fancy braids. The '.Nanon'
shape is favorite. this rolling high on
one side and slightly curved on the
other. A modification Of an old favor
ite, the English walking hat, is also
extremely popular. The liking for the
natty sailor shape still continues, and
where it proves too low and fat in eff
feet its appearance can be wholly
changed by means of high narrow
monsters of flowers and bows of rib
bon set just in the center of the front.
The attempted fashion Of placing these
towering trimmings at the back of the
hat was not received with enthusiasm,
and SO died natural death.
In the matter of parasols, fashion
evidently inclines to those of ample
dimensions, with an unpretentious
handle made Of wood, with heavy
knobbed end, or one shaped like shep-
herds crook. Sun umbrellas for the
beach, garden or country, are made Of
cotton foulards, printed with designs
of various sorts, Oriental, Pompadour,
etc. With satin foulard, summer silk
and pongee suits the parasol is matched
to the dress. For semi dress toilets
there are elaborate styles in silk, with
large satin bow on the outside and
another on the handle. These have a
rich band of plain satin as border.
Fu1i-dress <toifets are accompanied
with rich lace or tulle parasol, the
latter banded with velvet ribbon
and finished with lining of pale tinted
silk. Finally they are net-covered
models in black, embroidered with
white silk, lined with white, and edged
with ruff1es of black and white lace.
And there are very beautiful ones in
cream-white net, lined with pale rose
color. and trimmed with costly cream
lace frills, the designs outlined with
tiny Roman and pink pearl beads.
In defiance of all alluring novelties
that have been introduced since its ap-
pearance years ago, the polonaise
still asserts itself among the list of
highly-popular styles this season, and
is far from being abandoned, as was
predicted of it by many fashion seers
early In the year. Probably the gar
ment will never be wholly abandoned,
but will continue to furnish material
for fancy to exercise itself upon and
produce numberless ingenious diversi-
ties from the one familiar figure. The
polonaise Of to-day is no longer the ordi-
nary commonplace article of wear it
once appeared, all buttoned down be-
fore, like old Grimes coat or occa-
sionally varied by being open from the
belt down. 1t has evolved in the hands
of skilled designers, and devolved into
a complicated garment; sometimes a
jacket on one side, with slashed and
plated panels on the other. at times
draped most profusely, and at others
deprived of all back breadths. The
bodice portion is subject to quite as
much variation, and is open in Pompa-
dour style, cut down in V front and
back, for summer evening wear, and
frequently cut away to mere side form
in velvet, to simulate . 7nuave jacket
over an inner bodice of ape or silk
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